Since we are supposed to take either gummy or chewable multivitamins, what brand do you use? I can't find any that have all of the regular vitamns and minerals that a regular vitamin has in it. None of them have iron or magnesium to name just a few. Can they not put those in the form of gummy or chewable? I'm currently taking Nature Made Gummies and they are missing a lot of vitamins and minerals. What do you take?
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When I was taking a multivitamin, I just took a generic equivalent of Centrum. Now I take specific supplements based on what I need (vitamin D, B12, fish oil). The rest I cover with a varied diet. Nobody ever told me I needed gummies or chewables. As long as you can dissolve a pill in your stomach, you should be OK.
That said, some swear by Forvia, which is supposed to be better for those with IBD.
Jan 
I take a GNC chewable vitamin because I was also told that it would be absorbed better. They have men's and women's chewables and actually taste pretty good.
deanna6
Thanks for the quick replies. Jan I do have absorption problems, so anytime I can take a chewable or liquid for that is what I am told to take. Every time they check my B levels they are good, even though I am constantly tired so I have wondered about those.
I take Forvia chewables twice a day. They're specifically made for people with absorption issues. I order them online.
I used to have a vitamin cupboard that cost a fortune to maintain...Everything and anything that I could find that was supposed to give me energy, healing, strength etc...
Then I realised that they were all coming out the pouch the way that they went in (especially those huge B complex horse pills and the multi vits that never dissolved)...They were more trouble than they were worth.
Now I am selective. I get Vit D ampules 4xs/from my doc to maintain the level (they are very serious about that here), a chewable gummy from Costco (you need to take at least 4/day to get a min of anything decent out of them) and collagene. I do seasonal things like a month of liquid B drops or some other stuff depending on my diet etc but I try to compensate by using the cooking water of all my veggies as a sort of tea... I also use tons of herbs and they contain loads of trace minerals. Seems to work great.
That plus a more/less large choice of veggies/fruits and I am done.
The rest is a clean lifestyle and healthy food choices.
Sharon
